Daddy Potts

Robert Crockett "Daddy" Potts (August 16, 1898 – August 11, 1981)[1] was an American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the 1926 NFL season. Potts won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets. Outside of the NFL, he played for the Millville Big Blue, a successful independent team out of New Jersey. In 1925 Rae and Millville (sometimes called the Haven-Villa of Winter Haven) played several pick-up games in Florida against the Tampa Cardinals, featuring Red Grange.[2]

Bob "Daddy" Potts
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1898-08-16)August 16, 1898
York County, South Carolina
Died:August 11, 1981(1981-08-11) (aged 82)
Columbia, South Carolina
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Fort Mill (SC)
College:Clemson
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Won 1926 NFL Championship
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

References

  1. 1989-1980 Necrology at Oldest Living Pro Football Players Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Millville". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
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